Netherlands vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Netherlands
49.9%
in 2024
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
46.2%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
53rd
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
54th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Netherlands
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 49.9% against 46.2% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1992 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
Netherlands ranks 53rd and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 54th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 36.0% | 10.8% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 37.9% | 3.0% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 41.2% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 44.6% | 3.8% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Netherlands or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Netherlands, at 49.9% against 46.2% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Netherlands and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 3.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Netherlands ranks 53rd and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 54th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release